Functional Skills Fact and Opinion lesson. Dyslexia friendly formatting. Presentation, plan and work

Functional Skills English level 1 and Level 2 reading activity. This was designed to be the first lesson on this topic with more advanced work later in the sequence of learning.

• Presentation - introduction and definitions, example sentences, example piece of writing to discuss as a group or analyse independently, vocab to look out for and tips of how to identify fact and opinion.
• Independent worksheet - piece of writing featuring a mixture of fact and opinion so learners can annotate, pick out facts and make inferences based on given information.
• Lesson plan - list of criteria covered and level, objectives, aims and plan of lesson with activities. Easily edited or reformatted for unique house style. (curriculum objectives are included for Pearson but these plans were made in 2016 so the objectives may have changed/updated since then.)

Like ALL MGLearnTogether resources, this is formatted according to dyslexia friendly principles which are optimal for ALL learners and an essential part of teacher practice. The British Dyslexic Associated conservatively estimates that 10% of the population has dyslexic tendencies. The presentation style is designed to cut down on visual clutter, reduce contrast, space out text comfortably and include fonts which clearly differentiate between similar letters like b, d, p, g, a, o, etc. Overall screen and reading fatigue is reduced for a more pleasant, easier experience. All resources are formatted this way as standard.